Answer each question in no less than 150 words.
1. Describe the relationship between King Theseus and Queen Hippolyta in the opening scene. How did they meet? Does their imminent marriage promise to be happy?
2. Describe the personality of each young aristocratic lover. How does Shakespeare differentiate them?
3. Characterize Nick Bottom. What aspects of his personality and behavior make him comic?
4. In what ways does Shakespeare differentiate his rustic tradesmen from the aristocrats?
5. The main plot of A Midsummer Night's Dream concludes by the end of Act IV. What purpose does the final act serve in the play? Could it be omitted without significant loss?
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Writing Assignment:
Answer each question in no less than 150 words.1. Describe the relationship between King Theseus and Queen Hippolyta in the opening scene. How did they meet? Does their imminent marriage promise to be happy?
2. Describe the personality of each young aristocratic lover. How does Shakespeare differentiate them?
3. Characterize Nick Bottom. What aspects of his personality and behavior make him comic?
4. In what ways does Shakespeare differentiate his rustic tradesmen from the aristocrats?
5. The main plot of A Midsummer Night's Dream concludes by the end of Act IV. What purpose does the final act serve in the play? Could it be omitted without significant loss?
To post your response, click on the Discussion Tab at the top of the page, paste in your essay/response and click post. Then everyone can read all the responses; I can read and grade, and everyone can respond to at least two people in the class in no less than 150 words.